Friday, June 24, 2016

My heart has always been broken by TV, but 2016 has been the worst ever!

Lexa dying was the beginning of a movement that was already overdue, but now was desperately needed.

However, my personal heartbreak started with knowing that 'Person of Interest' was cancelled and we only had a brief final season to look forward to. It was - in my opinion - a great final season, given that they had to rush a few things because of the short season.

And yes, we did get Shoot, but then we also lost Root and my heart did indeed break many times along the way.

Still, I do love'Person of Interest' in every way, and if Netflix does a spin-off or continues it in some form, I will definitely be there.

The two heartbreaks that hit even harder were those I really didn't see coming, because they were never warned:

1) Sara Ramirez leaving Grey's Anatomy, which was announced right after the season 12 finale aired.

This means Callie Torres (my spririt animal) will no longer be on my TV. At least not for a while... and I don't know that I want to watch the
show without her. Or actually, I do know and I don't really.
We lost a beautiful, bisexual badass woman of color... not many of those on screen. Especially after this first half of 2016.

2) 'Penny Dreadful' being cancelled, which was announced right after the season 3 finale aired.

In fact, 'Penny Dreadful' was ALL about strong women taking charge and being the real saviours of their own stories.

I mean, you do not see a female character like that every day! Also, Billie Piper did get to kiss another woman (played by Jessica Barden) quite a few times, and they had a deep and very loving relationship, so there's that of course.

So yeah, I'm just all kinds of heartbroken... no more Root, Sameen Shaw, Callie Torres, Vanessa Ives or Lily (Frankenstein, if you will). Who will fill this void?

Sad and heartbroken,
- GayGirl

P.S. Yes, I bingewatched "Orange Is The New Black" which is in a league ALL of it's own, when it comes to heartbreak. Especially at the heels of the Pulse Orlando shooting. But that heartbreak needs a post of its own... if ever I have the heart to write it.

Friday, June 17, 2016

After
having been subjected to watch our LGBT brothers and sisters die on TV week
after week, the mass killings in Orlando happened

It's hard
not to draw a comparison, since it seems to have been the trope of 2016.
"Bury your gays" and "Queer bating" has been in use far
more in the first months of this year than the last ten years combined.

Still, this year just took a reality turn of the truly
heartbreaking kind, when 49 LGBT people were brutally murdered at the Pulse night
club in Orlando, Florida, on June 12, 2016.

Right in the middle of our people celebrating Pride month.

Words
cannot express the heartbreak and sadness, and yet somehow it feels like we've
been experiencing this for months already. Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying
to compare fictional characters with real, flesh and blood human beings.

Still, the
fact that we've been watching ourselves get killed on screen has had a real
impact on flesh and blood human beings all along. Depression, suicide and
overall feelings of being worthless have been the very real and dangerous side effects of
showing these LGBT characters dying left and right. Often right after finally finding
someone to love.

If that's
not a sick and twisted way to tell young LGBT people that our "lifestyle
choices" come at a price, then I don't know what is!

While we're
coming together as a LGBT family, we're also being subjected to having everyone
- including those that have never attempted to hide their contempt and hatred
of us - stating how awful this is. And yes, it is truly awful, but every single
person who has been preaching hatred of LGBT people is part of this tragedy.

This
Friday, I'm in love with life for those who no longer have one.

I will stand with my entire LGBT family
as I always have... and we need our allies to do the same. Not just when it's
trendy or convenient, but every single time someone makes a joke and talks of
hatred or disgust for any LGBT person or issue. And the same goes for gender,
race, religion, etc.

If you're
not part of the solution, then you are part of the problem.

We cannot be nice
or pleasant in a world that is still filled with people, who would rather we
didn't exist at all.

We must be
the light in this time of darkness.

Peace and love,

- GayGirl

P.S.
There's been talk of the killer, Omar Mateen, being a closeted gay man himself, and while I don't know if
this is true, I do think it is a beautiful rumor; If you are willing to die to
show you hate us, then in death we will make you one of us!

Let me tell you, people just can't help but smile, when they see this "Queerly Beloved" statement. And I'm all about bringing smiles to the people. Only light can drive out the dark, so I'm trying to do my part.

About Me

Yep, I'm gay... That's right, I said it! And I believe in - and fight for - equality in any and every aspect. Oh, and I have a HUGE soft spot for animals, which also defines me in many ways. And I absolutely LOVE following anything and everything gay in movies and television (which is almost better because it lasts longer than movies). Also, I love good food and traveling - especially since I've found the perfect girl to share these things with.